419 scam: "admin" <admin@expo2020dubai.blg.lt> Re: Reminder Notification Expo 2020 Dubai

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "ahmedbasil@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: "admin" <admin@expo2020dubai.blg.lt>
Reply-To: ahmedbasil@foxmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 18:08:21 -0300
Subject: Re: Reminder Notification Expo 2020 Dubai



CONGRATULATIONS
EXPO 2020 DUBAI
INTERNATIONAL PROMO
Gate 4, DIFC BLG Dubai-United Arab Emirates
           ==============================================
Dear Winner,

This is to inform you that you have won the sum of US$6.5M (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only) for the 2016 Dubai promotion in readiness for the Expo 2020, Sponsored by Emirates Bank in conjunction with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and other companies, Your Email Address was selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand Emails from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of the 3rd international promotion program which is conducted annually since after the 27 November 2013 announcement, only five Email address were selected as winners, via an electronic balloting System without the winner applying or purchasing a ticket.

These are your identification numbers: Ticket Number: UAE01JP/2016, Serial Number: 2914-702, Lucky Numbers: 13/4/32/28/01/40,
To Claim your price, please contact our Foreign Service manager immediately via email with the following.

====Fill====
* Full name:
*Residential Address:
* Gender:
* Age:
* Telephone Number:
* Profession:
* Country:
* Winning E-mail id:
* Identification Numbers:

Mr. Ahmed Basil
Foreign Service Manager
Email: ahmedbasil@foxmail.com
Email: ahmedbasil@expo2020.blg.lt

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Warm Regard,
Hana Abdul-Aziz.
Email: admin@expo2020dubai.blg.lt
For the Chief Executive Manager

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